[linux-lvm] vgcfgrestore error !
Heinz J . Mauelshagen
mauelshagen at sistina.com
Mon Nov 19 06:02:01 UTC 2001
Igor,
you need to figure out, which Physical Volumes (PVs) belong to your VG lvm1
by running 'vgcfgrestore -ll -n lvm1'. Please check for the PV list at
the end of the output.
Then restore the LVM metadata by running 'vgcfgrestore -n lvm1 /dev/hdWhatever`
on every of those.
Afterwards run 'vgscan;vgchange -ay lvm1', which should revive lvm1.
What error happend in the first place causing lvm1 to disapear?
Do you use recent LVM software?
Regards,
Heinz -- The LVM Guy --
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 11:58:38AM +0100, Igor Dumaire wrote:
> Hi,
>
> After a reboot I have lost a volume (/dev/lvm1) but not an other (/dev/lvm2)
> (vgscan doesn't see lvm1 !)
>
> I am trying to restore it, using vgcfgrestore, but I have the message below :
>
> # vgcfgrestore -n lvm1 /dev/lvm1
> vgcfgrestore -- can't restore part of active volume group "lvm1"
> vgcfgrestore [-d|--debug] [-f|--file VGConfPath] [-l[l]|--list [--list]]
> [-n|--name VolumeGroupName] [-h|--help]
> [-o|--oldpath OldPhysicalVolumePath] [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose]
> [--version] [PhysicalVolumePath]
>
> # vgcfgrestore -n lvm1 /dev/lvmOLD
> vgcfgrestore -- invalid physical volume "/dev/lvmOLD"
> vgcfgrestore [-d|--debug] [-f|--file VGConfPath] [-l[l]|--list [--list]]
> [-n|--name VolumeGroupName] [-h|--help]
> [-o|--oldpath OldPhysicalVolumePath] [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose]
> [--version] [PhysicalVolumePath]
>
> WHY this message !
> What do I do ?
>
> # lvmdiskscan
> lvmdiskscan -- reading all disks / partitions (this may take a while...)
> lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda1 [ 70.57 MB] Primary LINUX native partition [0x83]
> lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda2 [ 19.07 GB] DOS extended partition [0x05]
> lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda5 [ 2.01 GB] Extended LINUX native partition [0x83]
> lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda6 [ 1.00 GB] Extended LINUX native partition [0x83]
> lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda7 [ 1.00 GB] Extended LINUX native partition [0x83]
> lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda8 [ 517.69 MB] Extended LINUX native partition [0x83]
> lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda9 [ 14.55 GB] Extended LINUX native partition [0x83]
> lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdc1 [ 57.27 GB] Primary LVM partition [0x8E]
> lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdd1 [ 57.27 GB] Primary LVM partition [0x8E]
> lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hde1 [ 57.27 GB] Primary LVM partition [0x8E]
> lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdf1 [ 57.27 GB] Primary LVM partition [0x8E]
> lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdg1 [ 57.27 GB] Primary LVM partition [0x8E]
> lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdh1 [ 57.27 GB] Primary LVM partition [0x8E]
> lvmdiskscan -- 7 disks
> lvmdiskscan -- 0 whole disks
> lvmdiskscan -- 0 loop devices
> lvmdiskscan -- 0 multiple devices
> lvmdiskscan -- 0 network block devices
> lvmdiskscan -- 13 partitions
> lvmdiskscan -- 6 LVM physical volume partitions
>
> # vgdisplay
> --- Volume group ---
> VG Name lvm2
> VG Access read/write
> VG Status available/resizable
> VG # 0
> MAX LV 255
> Cur LV 1
> Open LV 1
> MAX LV Size 255.99 GB
> Max PV 255
> Cur PV 3
> Act PV 3
> VG Size 171.79 GB
> PE Size 4.00 MB
> Total PE 43977
> Alloc PE / Size 43776 / 171.00 GB
> Free PE / Size 201 / 804.00 MB
> VG UUID Jp3gDv-ib7D-p5te-FFLZ-lNjI-5brK-fzjEM6
>
> # vgdisplay lvm1
> vgdisplay -- volume group "lvm1" not found
>
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> --
> Igor Dumaire
>
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